Vehicle signal



March 4, 1930. F. w. SCHROEDER 1,749,305

VEHICLE SIGNAL Filed Nov. 4t 1927 l l15 L While the accompanying drawings and the ysolely through the respectiveopening 31. A G5 y f Fgllevl looking in the direction 'indicated onto the license plate of the automobile which 35A .The si nal com rises a lcasing 2O within carrier. In order that the bulb 37 ma like- 5 y s p e y s [40 25 vbeing arranged within the sockets and range withinthe casing 20 and extend be- 90 'l f plates 22 and circumferential wallf2l. The partition walls, together with the walls of [UNITED STATES PATENT Voiirici:

y n Applicationlfiled November 4, 1927. Serial No. 231,133.

This invention relates to improvements in is concentrically arranged within the casing 1v signals for automobiles and has as its general 2() with its opposite sides in contact with the o 'object to provide a signal which may be read-y oppositesside Awalls of the casing, and a pane ily installed upon V any type of automobile 29 of red glass is arranged within the cir-V 5jand by means of which the driver of the autocumference of this wall and against the mobile may indicate yhis intention to make a inner .side of the pane 27, and against the f turn toward the right or toward the left or. inner `side lof the said pane 29 there is ar- ,Y to stop or proceed, without the necessity of ranged a circular plater 30 of opaque matesignaling with his left hand. rial iny which are formed openings 3l cach of l 10 f Another objectof this invention is theparthe contour of an arrow. Therefore one of 60 ticular construction of asignalcasing havthe electric light bulbs 25 is located immeing the partition so arranged as to efficiently diately in rear kof yeach one of the openings holdthe same in,` properposition within the 3l, so that when any one of the bulbsis lighted, the rays therefrom will be projected casing.

description which is7 to follow, constitute .a translucent circular pane 32 is arranged disclosure of the preferred embodiment of the within the bounds of the wall 2l and between invention, it will be understood that various the rear side of the plate 30 and the forward changes may be made within the scope of edgeszof thepartition plates 22. lIn the rear 20 what is claimed. Y signal, the engagement oftheoppositesides 70 yInthe,accompanying drawings: of the annular wall 2l with the side walls of A' Figurey 1 is a detail' realelvatOIi 0f the, tlie casing 20 serves to define a compartment rearsignah apart beingbroken away t0 bet-1 33 in the lower portion of the casing 20, and ter illustrate the construction; f an opening 34 is formed in the bottom of the 2i?y Figure 2 is-alview inside elevation 0f the casing wall 2O and a sheet of transparent ma- 75 rear signal; y o v u terial 35 is arranged within the bottom of the o l Figurev 3 is a verticaltranSVerSe SeCtlOlll said casing 20 and extends over the said open- .f-view, taken substantially on the line y8 8 of ing 34, a Socketlbeing arranged in the year Figure12 lookingjin the direction indicated Wall 24 of the Said Casing 20 and' a bulb 37 30 by the arrows;l v f Y being arranged p in the socket and, when 8G Figure-4 is a vertical front to rear sectional lighted, Ser-ving to project light rays 10m-, view taken substantially O11y the lIlB 9-9 0f wardly through the sheet 3,5 and opening 34 the arrows.y v is ordinarily supported upo-n the spare tire 'which' is arranged an annular partition wall wisejconstitute a tail light, the pane 27 is f` 21 within which are arranged partition plates provided with a circular area 38 red in color, I l 22, SOClIGS 23 being moullffd in the real and this area is'located immediately opposite wall 24 of the casing 20, and lightfbulbs the li ht bulb 37. Partition walls 39 are ary each positioned within an individual onegof tween the upper side-of the annular wall 2l the compartments defined `by the partition f and the vtop wall of the said casing, and these casing 20 is mountedy by a bracket 26prefthe casing, define compartments indicated by erably upon the sparetirecarrier of the autof thenunieralsl() and 41. The portion of the 95 mobile, and the front of the casing has pane-27 whichextends over the front of the mounted therein a pane 27 of transparent partition 40 has depicted thereon, in red, the material which extends over the entire front letters ofV theword Stop as indicated by o y ofthe casing 20 and which is held in place the numeral 42, and a socket 43 is mounted 50 by a'suitable rim 28.*y The annular wall 21 in the rearwall 24 of the casing 20 and car- `loo 2 i l v '1,749,305

ries an electric light bulb 44 which, when lighted, serves' to illuminate the said colored letter portions of the pane 27. The pane 27 is further provided, at the front of the coinpartment 41, with a circular green area indicated by the numeral 45, and a socket 46 is mounted in the rear-,wall 24 ofthecasing and extends into each. of these compartments, and electric light bulbs 47 are arranged in' said 10 sockets and, when lighted, Willuminate the' green area 45 so that this portion ofthesig nal may constitute a parking light. Y A,

Having thus described the invention, 'what Iclaim is: 1 Y f1, In a signal for automobiles a casing having downwardly converging side walls merging atthe bottom of the casing, a top wall and front and., rear walls, an annular partition wall mounted within the casing extending between the front'and rear wallsthereoand engaging ltheoppositeside wall's of the casing for permitting the annular partition wall tovbe wedged in between the sidewalls' for firmlyv anchoring the*y annular wall in` position, the annular partition Wall beingsup-A ported in spaced Arelation tothe top ywall of the casing and in'spaced relation with kre-v spectto the merged lower enidsolf the side walls for producing a plurality'olightbu'lb receiving compartments, `and bracing means constituting partitions interposed between the. annular partition wall and the topwall of the casing, and lighting meanspositioned within'the various compartments vso formed. In'testimony whereof I aiiix my signature. 'FRANK W; 'SCHROEDER 

